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Showing objects 1 to 100 of 7,840.

Name	Type	Mag	Dist. / kpc	Constellation	R.A.	Decl.	Other names

Name	Type	Mag	Dist. / kpc	Constellation	R.A.	Decl.	Other names
NGC 2070	HII region	1.0	52.000	Dorado	05^h38^m	−69°06'	30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula, True Lovers' Knot, Looped Nebula, C 103
NGC 1990	Star	1.7	–	Orion	05^h36^m12^s	−01°12'06"	Epsilon Orionis Nebula, LBN 940
NGC 292	Galaxy	2.3	61.000	Tucana	00^h52^m	−72°49'
NGC 1980	Open cluster	2.5	0.550	Orion	05^h35^m	−05°54'	Cr 72, LBN 977
NGC 6231	Open cluster	2.6	1.243	Scorpius	16^h54^m	−41°49'	Table of Scorpius, C 76, Cr 315, Mel 153
NGC 2451	Open cluster	2.8	–	Puppis	07^h45^m	−37°58'	Cr 161
NGC 3532	Open cluster	3.0	0.486	Carina	11^h05^m	−58°46'	Wishing Well Cluster, Firefly Party Cluster, C 91, Cr 238, Mel 103
NGC 7114	Star	3.0	–	Cygnus	21^h41^m44^s	+42°50'30"
NGC 2632	Open cluster	3.1	0.187	Cancer	08^h40^m	+19°40'	Beehive Cluster, Manger, Praesepe, M 44, Cr 189, Mel 88
NGC 6475	Open cluster	3.3	0.301	Scorpius	17^h53^m	−34°47'	Ptolemy's Cluster, M 7, Cr 354, Mel 183
NGC 224	Galaxy	3.4	674.509	Andromeda	00^h42^m	+41°16'	Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda A, M 31, UGC 454, PGC 2557
NGC 5139	Globular cluster	3.6	5.300	Centaurus	13^h26^m	−47°28'	Omega Centauri, C 80, Mel 118
NGC 2516	Open cluster	3.8	0.409	Carina	07^h58^m	−60°45'	C 96, Cr 172, Mel 82
NGC 771	Star	4.0	–	Cassiopeia	02^h03^m26^s	+72°25'15"
NGC 104	Globular cluster	4.0	4.500	Tucana	00^h24^m	−72°04'	47 Tucanae, C 106, Mel 1
NGC 1976	Open cluster	4.0	0.414	Orion	05^h35^m	−05°23'	Orion Nebula, Trapezium Cluster, Orion A, M 42, LBN 974
NGC 2264	Open cluster	4.1	0.667	Monoceros	06^h40^m	+09°53'	Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula, Cr 112, Mel 49, LBN 911
NGC 2362	Open cluster	4.1	1.480	Canis Major	07^h18^m	−24°57'	Tau Canis Majoris Cluster, Mexican Jumping Star, C 64, Cr 136, Mel 65
NGC 2232	Open cluster	4.2	–	Monoceros	06^h28^m	−04°50'	Cr 93
NGC 6405	Open cluster	4.2	0.487	Scorpius	17^h40^m	−32°15'	Butterfly Cluster, M 6, Cr 341, Mel 178
NGC 1981	Open cluster	4.2	0.400	Orion	05^h35^m	−04°25'	Cr 73
NGC 3114	Open cluster	4.2	0.911	Carina	10^h02^m	−60°07'	Cr 215, Mel 98
NGC 4755	Open cluster	4.2	1.976	Crux	12^h53^m	−60°21'	Jewel Box, Kappa Crucis Cluster, C 94, Cr 264, Mel 114
NGC 2422	Open cluster	4.4	0.490	Puppis	07^h36^m	−14°28'	M 47, Cr 152, Mel 68
NGC 2287	Open cluster	4.5	0.710	Canis Major	06^h45^m	−20°45'	M 41, Cr 118, Mel 52
NGC 7092	Open cluster	4.6	0.326	Cygnus	21^h31^m	+48°26'	M 39, Cr 438, Mel 236
NGC 6530	Open cluster	4.6	1.330	Sagittarius	18^h04^m	−24°21'	Cr 362
NGC 6633	Open cluster	4.6	0.376	Ophiuchus	18^h27^m	+06°30'	Cr 380, Mel 201
NGC 2547	Open cluster	4.7	0.361	Vela	08^h10^m	−49°12'	Cr 177, Mel 84
NGC 3293	Open cluster	4.7	2.327	Carina	10^h35^m	−58°13'	Gem Cluster, Cr 224, Mel 100
NGC 2542	Double star	4.7	–	Puppis	08^h11^m	−12°55'
NGC 2239	Nebula	4.8	–	Monoceros	06^h31^m	+04°56'
NGC 2244	Open cluster	4.8	1.660	Monoceros	06^h31^m	+04°56'	C 50, Cr 99, Mel 47
NGC 2142	Star	4.9	–	Monoceros	06^h01^m50^s	−10°35'52"
NGC 1499	Nebula	5.0	–	Perseus	04^h03^m	+36°22'	California Nebula, LBN 756
NGC 2168	Open cluster	5.1	0.912	Gemini	06^h09^m	+24°20'	M 35, Cr 82, Mel 41
NGC 6025	Open cluster	5.1	0.756	Triangulum Australe	16^h03^m	−60°25'	C 95, Cr 296, Mel 139
NGC 6193	Open cluster	5.2	1.155	Ara	16^h41^m	−48°45'	C 82, Cr 310
NGC 6871	Open cluster	5.2	1.574	Cygnus	20^h05^m	+35°46'	Cr 413
NGC 1039	Open cluster	5.2	0.499	Perseus	02^h42^m	+42°44'	Spiral Cluster, M 34, Cr 31, Mel 17
NGC 6656	Globular cluster	5.2	3.200	Sagittarius	18^h36^m	−23°54'	Sagittarius Cluster, M 22, Mel 208
NGC 6227	Star	5.2	–	Scorpius	16^h51^m33^s	−41°13'49"
NGC 869	Open cluster	5.3	2.079	Perseus	02^h18^m	+57°07'	h Persei, Cr 24, Mel 13
NGC 3766	Open cluster	5.3	2.218	Centaurus	11^h36^m	−61°36'	Pearl Cluster, C 97, Cr 248, Mel 107
NGC 6087	Open cluster	5.4	0.891	Norma	16^h18^m	−57°56'	S Norma Cluster, C 89, Cr 300, Mel 141
NGC 6281	Open cluster	5.4	0.479	Scorpius	17^h04^m	−37°59'	Cr 324, Mel 161
NGC 6752	Globular cluster	5.4	4.000	Pavo	19^h10^m	−59°58'	Pavo Globular Cluster, C 93, Mel 218
NGC 6121	Globular cluster	5.4	2.200	Scorpius	16^h23^m	−26°31'	M 4, Mel 144
NGC 2281	Open cluster	5.4	0.558	Auriga	06^h48^m	+41°04'	Cr 116, Mel 51
NGC 6494	Open cluster	5.5	0.628	Sagittarius	17^h57^m	−18°59'	M 23, Cr 356, Mel 184
NGC 6374	Open cluster	5.5	0.985	Scorpius	17^h34^m	−32°34'
NGC 6383	Duplicate	5.5	–	Scorpius	17^h34^m	−32°34'	Cr 335
NGC 5662	Open cluster	5.5	0.666	Centaurus	14^h35^m	−56°37'	Cr 284, Mel 127
NGC 6067	Open cluster	5.6	1.417	Norma	16^h13^m	−54°13'	Cr 298, Mel 140
NGC 7686	Open cluster	5.6	–	Andromeda	23^h30^m	+49°08'	Cr 456
NGC 6397	Globular cluster	5.6	2.300	Ara	17^h40^m	−53°40'	C 86, Mel 176
NGC 5460	Open cluster	5.6	0.678	Centaurus	14^h07^m	−48°20'	Cr 280, Mel 123
NGC 2099	Open cluster	5.6	1.383	Auriga	05^h52^m	+32°33'	Auriga Salt-and-Pepper, M 37, Cr 75, Mel 38
NGC 5904	Globular cluster	5.7	7.500	Serpens Caput	15^h18^m	+02°04'	M 5, Mel 133
NGC 752	Open cluster	5.7	0.457	Andromeda	01^h57^m	+37°50'	C 28, Cr 23, Mel 12
NGC 6416	Open cluster	5.7	0.741	Scorpius	17^h44^m	−32°21'	Cr 344
NGC 6882	Open cluster	5.7	0.597	Vulpecula	20^h11^m	+26°29'	C 37, Cr 416
NGC 598	Galaxy	5.8	705.169	Triangulum	01^h33^m	+30°39'	Triangulum Galaxy, Pinwheel Galaxy, Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy, M 33, UGC 1117, PGC 5818
NGC 2548	Open cluster	5.8	0.770	Hydra	08^h13^m	−05°45'	M 48, Cr 179, Mel 85
NGC 6523	Nebula	5.8	1.594	Sagittarius	18^h03^m	−24°22'	Lagoon Nebula, Hourglass Nebula, M 8, LBN 25
NGC 6705	Open cluster	5.8	1.877	Scutum	18^h51^m	−06°16'	Wild Duck Cluster, Scutum Salt-and-Pepper, M 11, Cr 391, Mel 213
NGC 6205	Globular cluster	5.8	7.700	Hercules	16^h41^m	+36°27'	Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, M 13, Mel 150
NGC 2477	Open cluster	5.8	1.300	Puppis	07^h52^m	−38°31'	C 71, Cr 165, Mel 78
NGC 1788	Reflection nebula	5.8	–	Orion	05^h06^m	−03°20'	LBN 916, VdB 33
NGC 6124	Open cluster	5.8	0.512	Scorpius	16^h25^m	−40°39'	C 75, Cr 301, Mel 145
NGC 6250	Open cluster	5.9	0.865	Ara	16^h57^m	−45°56'	Cr 320
NGC 5281	Open cluster	5.9	1.108	Centaurus	13^h46^m	−62°54'	Cr 276, Mel 120
NGC 6531	Open cluster	5.9	1.205	Sagittarius	18^h04^m	−22°29'	M 21, Cr 363, Mel 188
NGC 2323	Open cluster	5.9	0.950	Monoceros	07^h02^m	−08°21'	Heart-Shaped Cluster, M 50, Cr 124, Mel 58
NGC 2169	Open cluster	5.9	1.052	Orion	06^h08^m	+13°57'	"37" Cluster, Cr 83
NGC 1960	Open cluster	6.0	1.330	Auriga	05^h36^m	+34°08'	Pinwheel Cluster, M 36, Cr 71, Mel 37
NGC 2238	HII region	6.0	–	Monoceros	06^h30^m	+05°00'	LBN 948
NGC 2301	Open cluster	6.0	0.870	Monoceros	06^h51^m	+00°27'	Cr 119, Mel 54
NGC 6611	Open cluster	6.0	1.800	Serpens Cauda	18^h18^m	−13°48'	Eagle Nebula, Star Queen Nebula, M 16, Cr 375, Mel 198, LBN 67
NGC 6618	Open cluster	6.0	1.300	Sagittarius	18^h20^m	−16°10'	Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Lobster Nebula, M 17, Cr 377, LBN 60
NGC 6322	Open cluster	6.0	0.996	Scorpius	17^h18^m	−42°56'	Cr 326
NGC 6605	Open cluster	6.0	–	Serpens Cauda	18^h16^m	−15°00'
NGC 7000	HII region	6.0	–	Cygnus	20^h59^m	+44°31'	North America Nebula, C 20, LBN 373
NGC 3228	Open cluster	6.0	0.544	Vela	10^h21^m	−51°43'	Cr 218
NGC 5316	Open cluster	6.0	1.215	Centaurus	13^h53^m	−61°52'	Cr 279, Mel 122
NGC 5856	Double star	6.0	–	Bootes	15^h07^m	+18°26'
NGC 7160	Open cluster	6.1	0.789	Cepheus	21^h53^m	+62°36'	Cr 443
NGC 2437	Open cluster	6.1	1.510	Puppis	07^h41^m	−14°48'	M 46, Cr 159, Mel 75
NGC 2669	Open cluster	6.1	0.667	Vela	08^h46^m	−52°56'	Cr 199
NGC 884	Open cluster	6.1	2.940	Perseus	02^h22^m	+57°08'	Chi Persei, Cr 25, Mel 14
NGC 6218	Globular cluster	6.1	4.900	Ophiuchus	16^h47^m	−01°56'	M 12, Mel 151
NGC 1746	Open cluster	6.1	0.630	Taurus	05^h03^m	+23°46'	Cr 57, Mel 28
NGC 1545	Open cluster	6.2	0.711	Perseus	04^h20^m	+50°15'	Cr 49
NGC 2447	Open cluster	6.2	1.037	Puppis	07^h44^m	−23°51'	Butterfly Cluster, M 93, Cr 160, Mel 76
NGC 3372	HII region	6.2	–	Carina	10^h45^m	−59°52'	Eta Carinae Nebula, Keyhole Nebula, C 92
NGC 2808	Globular cluster	6.2	9.600	Carina	09^h12^m	−64°51'	Mel 95
NGC 6049	Star	6.3	–	Serpens Caput	16^h05^m37^s	+08°05'46"
NGC 5617	Open cluster	6.3	2.000	Centaurus	14^h29^m	−60°42'	Cr 282, Mel 125
NGC 6940	Open cluster	6.3	0.770	Vulpecula	20^h34^m	+28°16'	Cr 424, Mel 232
NGC 5272	Globular cluster	6.3	10.400	Canes Venatici	13^h42^m	+28°22'	M 3, Mel 119

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